# Why do the spam attacks come in the middle of the night? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [October 29, 2014, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-spam-attacks-come-in-the-middle-of-the-night/702876 "2014-10-29T07:26:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2014, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-spam-attacks-come-in-the-middle-of-the-night/702876/21 "2014-10-30T04:30:36Z")
> [@TubaDiva](#): > > For a while there our biggest heroine was Una, who we hear once banned the entire continent of Australia. Now that’s showing 'em who’s boss! > > But we want to see good stuff from everybody, so we’re more judicious. It does mean we (briefly) see more spam but we also see more posters so it’s not all bad. > > Wait a minute, let me think about that … > > (I kid Australia, I kid.) Was it animal porn? Because you know, Australia is renowned for its high-koala-titty animal porn production values. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2014, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-spam-attacks-come-in-the-middle-of-the-night/702876/22 "2014-10-30T11:09:19Z")
We’d better get back, 'cause it’ll be dark soon, and they mostly come at night… mostly. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2014, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-spam-attacks-come-in-the-middle-of-the-night/702876/23 "2014-10-30T11:26:24Z")
> [@engineer\_comp\_geek](#): > > We have one particular troublemaker, the guy who posts the +91 baba tantric voodoo love nonsense. Aw crap. He’s not legit? ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Charlie\_Tan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/charlie_tan/32/12582_2.png) [@Charlie\_Tan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Tan)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2014, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-spam-attacks-come-in-the-middle-of-the-night/702876/24 "2014-10-31T22:45:25Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > We have a few spam attacks lately where somebody is posting a spew of threads. And I’ve noticed that they’re occurring in the middle of the night. (I realize it’s only the middle of the night here in the United States but this is a generally American board.) > > Is there a reason for this? Do spammers hope to catch message board administrators off duty? Or is it just a coincidence? The attacks appear to be coming out of India so it’s the middle of the day for them. I de-lurked because… With almost 60K post, why do you even bother asking a question for which you provide an answer in the OP? And why do posters and mods feel a need to reply? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heffalump_and_roo/32/7691_2.png) [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2014, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-spam-attacks-come-in-the-middle-of-the-night/702876/25 "2014-11-01T02:25:05Z")
> [@Charlie\_Tan](#): > > I de-lurked because… > > With almost 60K post, why do you even bother asking a question for which you provide an answer in the OP? And why do posters and mods feel a need to reply? 😕 You de-lurked to post something because you don’t understand why posters feel a need to reply to something? How meta. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2014, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-spam-attacks-come-in-the-middle-of-the-night/702876/26 "2014-11-01T12:17:17Z")
I’m fighting the good fight this morning against the spammer. GQ is filled with his threads. What I don’t get is what he expects to get from all this. Is there really profit to be made this way? ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2014, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-spam-attacks-come-in-the-middle-of-the-night/702876/27 "2014-11-01T18:07:48Z")
> [@Jonathan\_Chance](#): > > I’m fighting the good fight this morning against the spammer. GQ is filled with his threads. Thanks for clearing them out. > [@](#): > > What I don’t get is what he expects to get from all this. Is there really profit to be made this way? I’m sure that thousands of posters on this site are eagerly looking for black magic help for their love problems and will dial a number in India to get it. You would think an astrologer would know better. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2014, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-spam-attacks-come-in-the-middle-of-the-night/702876/28 "2014-11-01T18:18:22Z")
He’s not a real astrologer, though. He’s offering his services “for entertainment purposes only.” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2014, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-spam-attacks-come-in-the-middle-of-the-night/702876/29 "2014-11-01T21:41:28Z")
Ironically, I happened to be up most of the night due to insomnia. So we had good coverage against spam last night… until about 20 minutes before the bozo decided o show up and I ran out of steam and went to bed (some of the other mods may have been up as well). It’s kinda funny how much effort he is putting into this, constantly changing his phone number, chanting his posts around to evade bans, etc. I know we’re just probably one of many places that he’s spamming, but he has to be manually signing up here as well. It’s a lot of effort to post an Indian phone number on a message board that not only has a relatively low percentage of Indian members, but also is dedicated to fighting ignorance about things like voodoo love and astrology. Talk about advertising in all the wrong places. Can’t miss your target audience by much more than that. By my psychic predictions, I don’t think he’s going to get much of a response from people on this board. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Measure\_for\_Measure](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/measure_for_measure/32/557_2.png) [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2014, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-spam-attacks-come-in-the-middle-of-the-night/702876/30 "2014-11-01T22:15:25Z")
I confess that I’ve created a compilation file with this guy’s gonzo spam. Here’s one of his five point plans: [INDENT][INDENT]1. Like jadu-tona. 2. Business related problems. 3. Husband and wife relationship. 4. Be free from enemy / 2nd wife 5. Settle in foreign.[/INDENT][/INDENT] The run-on sentences are also fun: [INDENT]Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces on love, money, relationships, career., Powerful Vashikaran Tilak,Genuine Vashikaran Amulets,Kamakhya Vashi Karan Mantra,Vasikaran Practices India , invisible, supernatural, omnipresent force, education, livelihood, family, business, Traditional, Vedic, Astrology, planets, mantra, gems, medican, daan, snnan, yantras,Traditional, Vedic, Astrology, planets, mantra, gems, medican, daan, snnan, yantrasVashikaran,Vashikaran Services… [/INDENT] Yes, a lot of this is specific to the Indian subcontinent. Incidentally, Jadu Tona is a 1977 Hindi horror film. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2014, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-spam-attacks-come-in-the-middle-of-the-night/702876/31 "2014-11-01T23:44:48Z")
Selecting a mod in a much different time zone is the only workable solution. Sydney Australia is 16 hours ahead of Central US time. Seems perfect. Our late nights are their evenings. I’ve seen several Aussies post here. Maybe a g’day is in order? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2014, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-spam-attacks-come-in-the-middle-of-the-night/702876/32 "2014-11-02T00:07:32Z")
btw, if someone is hesitant to Mod because of the time commitment. Then maybe they could just delete the obvious spam posts? Let the regular mods handle the routine board squabbles. ---
**Author:** ![Indian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2014, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-spam-attacks-come-in-the-middle-of-the-night/702876/33 "2014-11-03T16:42:40Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > btw, if someone is hesitant to Mod because of the time commitment. Then maybe they could just delete the obvious spam posts? Let the regular mods handle the routine board squabbles. They shoulda taken my advice. [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=15146161#post15146161](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=15146161#post15146161) ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2014, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-spam-attacks-come-in-the-middle-of-the-night/702876/34 "2014-11-04T11:27:11Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > btw, if someone is hesitant to Mod because of the time commitment. Then maybe they could just delete the obvious spam posts? Let the regular mods handle the routine board squabbles. Being a member of the moderation staff here means that some commitment of your time and energy is necessary and expected. This means not only removing spam and settling squabbles but also reading the assigned forum areas as a matter of course and working with other moderators as needed. It’s not just hit the spammer or kill the troll. We want moderators to be involved in all we do or not at all. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2014, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-spam-attacks-come-in-the-middle-of-the-night/702876/35 "2014-11-04T17:21:25Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Selecting a mod in a much different time zone is the only workable solution. Sydney Australia is 16 hours ahead of Central US time. Seems perfect. Our late nights are their evenings. I’ve seen several Aussies post here. Maybe a g’day is in order? 😃 One problem is that moderators only get reports from their own forums. So we would either need a dozen new mods from those time zones; or else a smaller number of mods would be overwhelmed with reports from multiple forums. ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-spam-attacks-come-in-the-middle-of-the-night/702876/36 "2014-11-05T02:19:20Z")
It’s not like every other post you see is spam. Might not get it cleaned up instantly but we’re doing out damndest. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-spam-attacks-come-in-the-middle-of-the-night/702876/37 "2014-11-05T02:31:15Z")
> [@TubaDiva](#): > > It’s not like every other post you see is spam. Might not get it cleaned up instantly but we’re doing out damndest. And some of it is mildly interesting as well. I didn’t realize there was a market for some of the crap they try to sell. ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-spam-attacks-come-in-the-middle-of-the-night/702876/38 "2014-11-05T02:48:54Z")
Just the same, sorry that y’all are bugged by it. We will always strive to make it a better, spam-free world, but if you can keep a good attitude and be even mildly amused by the ridiculousness of the deal, that helps. ---
**Author:** ![tonyfop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/85f322/32.png) [@tonyfop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tonyfop)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-spam-attacks-come-in-the-middle-of-the-night/702876/39 "2014-11-05T12:18:15Z")
He’s Baaaaack! ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-spam-attacks-come-in-the-middle-of-the-night/702876/40 "2014-11-05T16:12:08Z")
> [@tonyfop](#): > > He’s Baaaaack! They appeared to be coming from New Zealand this time. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-spam-attacks-come-in-the-middle-of-the-night/702876.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-spam-attacks-come-in-the-middle-of-the-night/702876.md?page=3)